A glimpse into the rich history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
1 August 1931: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra had a meeting with the viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon.
Huzoorra had great interest and sympathy for Kashmir and Kashmiri Muslims. During this meeting in Shimla, Huzoorra appointed Hazrat Maulvi Abdur Rahim Dardra as the spokesperson and presented the case of the people of Kashmir to the viceroy of India. Huzoorra himself later shared the details of this important meeting regarding the oppressed Muslims of Kashmir. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 5, p. 452)
1 August 1980: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh inaugurated the first-ever mosque of Norway, Baitun Noor Mosque, along with the mission house. This was Europe’s eighth and Scandinavia’s third mosque. Prior to the inauguration, a lengthy press conference was held on the same day. The inauguration took place after the Friday prayer. Huzoorrh said that the mosque was Allah’s house and it was open for anyone who wished to come and worship the One God. (Al Fazl, 7 August 1980, p. 1)
2 August 1952: An organisation based in Baltimore, USA, planned to celebrate 6 August as Peace Day. On this day, its secretary requested Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra to make special prayers. Huzoorra instructed his Jamaat to observe this specific day as Peace Day and inculcate the importance of peace through sermons. Moreover, Huzoorra had Surah al-Fatihah translated into English and sent to the above-mentioned organisation’s management. To read Huzoor’s letter bearing this prayer at: alhakam.org (19 February 2021)
3 August 1917: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra sent a delegation of Ahmadi missionaries and devotees to Mumbai. This team spent more than two months discharging their assigned duties and remained occupied in discussions with people of different faiths.
The delegation included Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra, Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ishaqra, Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfanira and Hazrat Maulvi Muhammad Ismailra Fazil Hilalpuri. Huzoorra gave them 31 instructions, and despite the rain, he went outside Qadian to see the delegation off. The delegation remained occupied in the propagation of Islam for around two to two-and-a-half months. They preached among different sects of Muslims through announcements, lectures and duroos. Despite the opposition, the overall impact was very good. Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmadra wrote two tracts in Mumbai. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 4, p. 198)
4 August 1926: On this day, The Evening Chronicle of Newcastle mentioned the missionary efforts of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat under the title “Islam Invades the States, Missionary Force to be Reckoned with, Christianity Menaced?”
For more details, see “Promised Messiah’s message spreads to corners of earth and continues through Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya”, at alhakam.org (17 March 2023, pp. 6-9).
4 August 1955: Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra was in London. On this day, a delegation from Nigeria had an audience with him. Huzoorra graciously accepted their request and granted his stick to the Nigeria Jamaat as a source of blessings.
This delegation included Abdul Ghafur Kuku, Vice President of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Nigeria and Naseem Saifi Sahib, missionary of West Africa and editor of the newspaper The Truth. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 16, p. 551)
5 August 1955: On this day, the editor of the magazine, Eastern World, had an audience with Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra in London. This meeting continued for around an hour and a half. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 16, p. 552)
6 August 1945: On this day, the United States callously dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and then on Nagasaki three days later. This horrific act resulted in a huge catastrophe, leaving thousands of people dead and injured while destroying the cities as well.
During his Friday sermon on 10 August 1945, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra spoke about this heinous event and presented the Islamic teaching in relation to establishing peace in the world.
For more details, see “The 6 & 9 August 1945 tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Ahmadiyya call for peace” at alhakam.org (5 August 2022, p. 20).
6 August 1976: On this day, the annual convention of Jamaat America was graced and addressed by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh, on this day. Huzoorrh announced a comprehensive plan for the tarbiyat of the new generation and reminded the American Ahmadis of their important responsibility to save humankind from total annihilation. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, p. 595)
6 August 1982: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh presided over the first Majlis-e-Shura of Norway and announced that the system of Majlis-e-Shura should be established in every country of the world where the Jamaat is established. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 816)
7 August 1998: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh directed keeping a Red Book in all of the Jamaat’s administrative offices and at individual levels too, in which all important issues and defects are recorded for future consideration. (Khatbat-e-Tahir, Vol. 17, p. 537)
For more details on this important instruction, see: “The Jalsa Salana Red Book” at alhakam.org (2 August 2019, p. 5).
7 August 2009: During his Friday sermon on this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa said that an Ahmadi in Multan, Pakistan, 36-year-old Rana Ata-ul-Karim Noon Sahib, was martyred by three people who came into his house and fired at him. He was a musi and had a master’s degree in agriculture.